A question on #RenewableEnergy #PlanningPermission tabled by Tracy Gilbert on 22-01-2025 has been answered by Mary Creagh.

Heading: Renewable Energy: Planning Permission
Question ID: 1758006
UIN: 25872
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-01-22
Asking Member ID: 5188
Asking Member display name: Tracy Gilbert
Asking Member handle: tracygilbert72
Asking Member Twitter reference: @tracygilbert72
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of giving Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies a statutory duty to consider (a) net zero and (b) the delivery of the Clean Pow
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Date answered: 2025-01-30
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Answering Member ID: 1579
Answering Member display name: Mary Creagh
Answering Member handle: marycreagh_
Answering Member Twitter reference: @marycreagh_
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Answer text: Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies (SNCBs) under Defra’s purview include Natural England and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC). Remits differ with Natural England advising developers and competent authorities on environmental assessments an...
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Answering body ID: 13
Answering body name: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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